绝密★启用前2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）英语笔试本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。
第I卷1至10页，第II卷11至12页。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。
答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
祝各位考生考试顺利！第I卷注意事项：1．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
2．本卷共55小题，共95分。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共巧小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We feel_____our duty to make our country a better place.例：A．it B．this C．that D．one答案是A。
1．Give me a chance，_____I'11 give you a wonderful surprise．A．if B．or C．and D．while2．—OK，I'11 fix your computer right now.—Oh，take your time．_____．A．I can't stand it B．I'm in no hurrvC．That's a great idea D．It's not my cup of tea3．Wind is now the world's fastest growing_____of power.A．source B．sense C．result D．root4．_____you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier．A．Unless B．Although C．Before D．Once5．Anxiously，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only_____it didn't fit．A．to find B．found C．finding D．having found6．_____the school，the village has a clinic，which was also built with government supportA．In reply to B．In addition to C．In charge of D．In place of7．Clearly and thoughtfully_____，the book inspires confidence in students who wish toseek their own answers．A．writing B．to write C．written D．being written8．Life is like _____ocean: Only _____strong-willed can reach the other shore．A．an；the B．the；a C．the；／D．／；a9．My parents always_____great importance to my getting a good education．A．have B．attach C．accept D．pay10．—How long have you been learning English?—About four months._____！Your English is so good.A．You can't be serious B．You got itC．I couldn't agree more D．I'm stuck11．We won't start the work until all the preparations_____．A．are being made B．will be made C．have been made D．had been made 12．English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，_____uses it differently．A．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them13．The two countries are going to meet to_____some barriers to trade between them.A．make up B．use up C．turn down D．break down14．I think_____impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses．A．what B．that C．which D．who15．_____the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．A．Did he catch B．Should he catch C．Has he caught D．Had he caught第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would neverforget. Sweetie，my company wants to 16 me but needs me to work in Brazil. Thisis like your teacher telling you that you've done 17 and allowing you to skip agrade（跳级），but you'll have to 18 your friends. Would you say yes to yourteacher? She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The questionkept me 19 for the rest of the night. I had said yes but for the first time，I realizedthe 20 decisions adults had to make.For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every eveningI'd 21 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phonecall，however，could never replace her 22 and it was difficult not to feel lonely attimes．During my fourth-grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at herlarge 23 apartment，I became 24 how lonely my mother must have been inBrazil herself. It was then 25 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had tomake on 26 family and work. 27 difficult decisions，she used to tell me，youwouldn't know whether you made the right choice，but you could always make the best outof the situation，with passion and a 28 attitude.Back home，I 29 myself that what my mother could do，I could，too. If she__30 to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be 31 ．I learnt how to takecare of myself and set high but achievable 32 ．My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 33 has reallytaught me. Sacrifices 34 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a___35 for me.16．A．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise17．A．little B．much C．well D．wrong18．A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive 19．A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting20．A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough21．A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously 22．A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．influence 23．A．comfortable B．expensive C．empty D．modern 24．A．interested in B．aware of C．doubtful about D．satisfied with 25．A．when B．where C．which D．that 26．A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing 27．A．Depending on B．Supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on 28．A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general 29．A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded 30．A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expectedpractical．D independent ．C energetic ．B grateful ．A ．31．32．A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals 33．A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion 34．A．payoff B．come back C．run out D．turn up 35．A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。